Art imitates life »

I just picked up some great prints from artist Brian Rubenacker, who paints amazing Boston Terrier pictures.  He obviously is very familiar with Boston mannerisms, because he captures them so well in his paintings. Here’s one of the prints I purchased, titled “Boston terrier destuffing a toy”: And here’s the real life Loki version:

The more people I meet, the more I like my dog. »

After a day of spending time in meetings with people who feel it’s very important to point out how very right they are when that is not what is important, or caring more about how things make them look than how to do a job right, or people taking things personally that are not personal, or people [...]

thrift stores + mystery bags = awesome! »

I stopped by the thrift store last weekend and picked up a mixed bag of costume jewelry for $7. Here’s my loot, laid out after I washed it. Loki helped of course. There were some beads that will definitely make it into my wardrobe rotation, including some long dangley white faceted disks that really catch the [...]